President Joe Biden has decided to allow many Lebanese nationals in the United States to be safe from removal, after several lawmakers urged him to act.
“Humanitarian conditions in southern Lebanon have significantly deteriorated due to tensions between Hezbollah and Israel,” the president said in a July 26 memorandum for the secretaries of state and homeland security.
“While I remain focused on de-escalating the situation and improving humanitarian conditions, many civilians remain in danger; therefore, I am directing the deferral of removal of certain Lebanese nationals who are present in the United States,” he added.
The action applies to all Lebanese nationals in the United States with limited exceptions, including nationals who have been convicted of a felony or at least two misdemeanors while in the country….